Mishandle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌmɪsˈhændl|
Brit.
|mɪsˈhænd(ə)l|
verb
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin (syn: ball up, blow, bodge, bollocks, botch, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, muff, screw up, spoil)
- manage badly or incompetently (syn: misconduct, mismanage)
- manage badly or incompetently (syn: misconduct, mismanage)
Extra examples
The police mishandled the investigation.
Apples are easily bruised when they are mishandled.
The shortstop mishandled the throw.
The quarterback fumbled when he mishandled the snap.
It is a shame to see how they have mishandled the old man.
The prime minister admitted that the crisis had been mishandled.
Some of the goods had been mishandled and damaged.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: mishandle
he/she/it: mishandles
present participle: mishandling
past tense: mishandled
past participle: mishandled
I/you/we/they: mishandle
he/she/it: mishandles
present participle: mishandling
past tense: mishandled
past participle: mishandled
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